Annotations Ribbon Menu

Insert a point that can be used as a reference.

Draw a line.

Draw a polyline. Default usage:

1. Click the location of the first point.
2. Click subsequent points.
3. Right-click to finish.

Insert a single line of text.

Draw a circle. Default usage:

1. Click the location of the centre point.
2. Enter the radius and press Enter; or click a point on the circle.

Alternate usage:

• 2p—Select two points to form the circle diameter.
• 3p—Select three points to draw a circle that passes through the selected points.

Draw a rectangle.

Link two points with a line. Use the value in the Drag Rectangle Width screen to control the precision with which points are selected.

Insert text with multiple lines.

Note: Long words are not hyphenated. If this command is used to add a wrapping text box in a CAD print border and a word is too long to fit the text box, the text box expands to fit the longest word. See Maintain CAD Print Borders.

Insert an image. If the image is a Transverse Mercator GeoTIFF file, the image is inserted at the position specified in the file. See File Formats.

Insert annotations from a .dm, .00t, .sfg, .srg, .dxf, .dwg, .dgn, .vdml or .vdlc file.

Datamine drill hole .dm files are inserted as polylines. The XProperty tag of the polyline indicates the drill hole ID.

For .dxf, .dwg, .dgn, .vdml and .vdlc files, you can specify an insertion point.

Note: Do not use this tool to import files that contain survey information. Use the Load External Drawing File on the applicable maintenance ribbon instead.

Draw an arc.

Draw an ellipse.

Insert a leader and text as an annotation. Default usage:

1. Click the location for the arrow head.
2. Click the location for the arrow tail.
3. Right-click.
4. Enter the annotation and press Enter.
5. Right-click.

Calculate the vertical distance between two points and add the distance as an annotation. Usage:

1. Click the first point.
2. Click the second point.
3. Click the location for the annotation.

Calculate the horizontal distance between two points and add the distance as an annotation.

Calculate the distance between two points and add the distance as an annotation.

Calculate the dimension of an angle and add the dimension as an annotation. Usage:

1. Click the vertex of the angle.
2. Click the endpoint of one line.
3. Click the endpoint of the other line.
4. Click the location for the annotation.

Calculate the diameter of a circle or arc and add the diameter as an annotation.

Copy objects. Usage:

1. Click the objects to copy.
2. Press Enter.
3. Select a base point.
4. Select a translation end point.

Move objects.

Duplicate objects, with the copy being at the same location.

Create a polyline that is offset from a specified curve, polyline or line.

Move selected items to the active layer. See Control Layers.

Rotate objects.

Rotate objects in 3 dimensions.

Mirror objects.

Make objects larger or smaller. Usage:

1. Click the objects to scale.
2. Press Enter.
3. Select a base point.
4. Enter a scale factor.
5. Press Enter.

Break objects.

Split a line into two lines at a specified point.

Offset objects.

Extend objects.

Trim objects.

Fillet objects.

Stretch objects.

Open the Hatch and Fill Properties screen to select settings to hatch within a closed boundary object. The hatch object is independent from the boundary object. The hatch object is created on the active layer.

Join lines and curves with end points within a tolerance to form a single polyline.

Drag a line to create a rectangle in the current X-Y plane. The Z value of the end points of the line are unchanged.

Create a series of evenly spaced points along a line or polyline.

Measure the distance between selected points. Usage:

1. Click to select the first point.
2. Click to select the second point.

   The distance displays in the Command Line.

Measure the area covered by a selection of points or an object.